Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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PE-0275
TITLE
POLYMERS MODIFIED BY XETONIC AND ETHER-KETONIC COMPOUNDS
FIELD OF ~HE INVENTION
This inventlon relates to polymers comprising
carbonyl groups $n thelr backbone, such as polyesters
and polyimides, which have been modified by compounds
having ketonic groups in their backbone. Preferably,
these compounds have also ether groups in their
backbone.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A number of polymers which contain carbonyl groups
in their backbones, such as for example polyesters and
polyimides, depending on their structure, may be hard,
stiff, and difficult to process. ~owever, they are
valuable because of other desirable properties, which
vary depending on the applicatlon.
Polyesters are usually less expensive than
polyimides, and they may be preferred to polylmides for
thls reason ln a number of occaslons, lf the
requlrements for the partlcular appllcation permit; for
example, lf the end-use temperature 18 not very high.
Polylmldes constitute a class of valuable polymers
belng characterlzed by thermal stablllty, lnert
character, usual lnsolublllty in even strong solvents,
and high Tg, among others. Their precursors are usually
polyamic aclds, which may take the final lmidized form
either by thermal or by chemical treatment. Polyimldes
have always found a large number of appllcatlons
requlrlng the aforementioned characterlstics ln numerous
lndustrles, and recently thelr appllcatlons have started
lncreaslng dramatically ln electronlc devlces,
especially as dielectrics. Wlth continuously escalating
sophlstlcatlon ln such devlces, the demands on the
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propertles and the property control are becoming rather
vexatious. Especially for the electronics industry,
improvements of polyimides are needed in forming tough,
pin-hole free coatings, having lower dielectric
constant, lower coeff$cient of thermal expansion, lower
moisture absorption, and decreased stiffness, among
others. Although it is not usually possible to maximize
all properties, slnce many of them may be antagonistic,
optimization as a total is highly desirable and it may
be achieved if adequate control on the properties
becomes available through molecular architecture or
other means.
One of the ma~or problems is that in many
instances, when all other properties have been
optimized, stiffness and difficult processibility, such
as thermal processing, remain unresolved, due mainly to
very high Tg, and very high viscosity above Tg.
In order to overcome thls difficulty, polyethers
and polyetherketones of at least moderate average
molecular weight have been utilized in the past, admixed
with the polyesters and the polyimides under
conslderation for lowering the Tg. Commonly used
plasticizers with other polymers are avoided in this
case as sub~ect to exudation sooner or later, and other
disadvantages, such as for example lack of high thermal
stability, volatility at high processing temperatures,
and the like.
Misclble blends of polytaryl ether ketone~s and
polyetherimide9 are described by Harris et al. ln the
Journal of Applled Polymer Science, Vol. 35, pp. 1877-
1891 (1988).
U.S. Patent 4,532,305 ~Dicklnson), lssued 7/30/85,
descrlbes a plastlclzed thermoplastic polymer
compositlon comprlsing ln admlxture, a thermoplastic
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polymer selected from a polyarylate, a polyetherimide,
an aromatic polycarbonate, a poly~aryl ether) having a
molecular weight in excess of 10,000 and mixtures
thereof and a plastlcizing amount of a poly(aryl ether)
having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about
5,000.
U.S. Patent 4,250,279 (Robeson et al), issued
2/10/81, describes molding compositions of blends of a
polyarylate deri~ed from a dihydric phenol and an
aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and a polyetherimide. These
blends can additionally contain thermoplastic polymers
which are compatible with the blend of polyarylate and
polyetherimide.
U.S. Patent 4,293,670 (Robeson et al), issued
10/6/81, describes moldlng compositions of blends of a
poly~aryl ether) resin and a polyetherimide resin.
These compositions are claimed to have improved
environmental stress crack resistance.
U.S. Patent 4,613,645 (Robeson et al), issued
9/23/86, descrlbes thermoplastic, ln~ection moldable
composltes comprising at least one poly~aryl ether
ketone) havlng silicon carbide whiskers dispersed
thereln exhlblt excellent tenslle properties coupled
wlth high elongation relative to poly(aryl ether ketone)
composltes with other inorganic fibers. The composltes
are useful for making artlcles such as electrical
connectors.
U.S. Patent 4,703,081 ~Blackwell et al.), issued
10/27/87, descrlbe~ a ternary polymer alloy containing a
poly~arylene sulflde), a poly(amide lmide), and at least
one of a poly~aryl ketone) and a poly~aryl sulfone).
The polymer alloy optionally can contaln a flbrous
relnforclng materlal such as a glass flber.
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U.S. Patent 4,704,448 (Brugel), lssued 11/3/87,
descrlbes copolyetherketones derived from dlphenyl ether
and aromatic diacids or diacid halides where the
diphenyl ether is present ln a molar excess relative to
the diacid or diacid halide chlorides of about 2 to 8%.
U.S. Patent 4,720,537 (Brugel), issued 1/19/88,
descrlbes branched copolyetherketones comprising
condensation products of diphenyl ether, aromatic acid
halides and trifunctlonal comonomers.U.S. Patent
4,816,556 ~Gay et al.), ls~ued 3/2B/89, descr~bes
ordered copolymers of tere- and isophthalyl halides with
diphenyl ether where the phthalyl groups alternate or
where the terephthalyl or lsophthalyl groups are in
blocks. These ordered copolyetherketones exhibit a
lS higher level of crystallization and more rapid
crystallinity behavior than corresponding random
copolyetherketones. They also form completely miscible
blends wlth certaln aromatic polyetherimides.
European Patent Application Publicatlon 0 167 897
Al ~Dicklnson), publlshed Jan. 15, 1986, is directed to
a plastlclzed polyarylate composltlon comprlslng in
admlxture, a polyarylate, derlved rom a dlhydrlc phenol
and at least one aromatlc dlcarboxylic acld and havlng a
reduced vlscoslty o from about 0.4 to greater than
l.dc/g, rom about S to 30 welght per cent of glass
flbers, and a plastlclzlng amount of an ollgomerlc
poly(aryl) ether havlng a reduced vlscoslty of from
about 0.1 to about 0.45 dl/g.
Some o the ma~or problems wlth the approaches
suggested thus far are that polyethers and
polyetherketones:
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have a more or less broad distribution of molecular
weights as being polymers or oligomers, which prevents
good reproduc~b~llty,
their efflclency is low and are needed ln
relatively large amounts to exhibit an appreciable
effect, and
they may lntroduce undesirable phenomena, due to
the high concentration required.
In contrast, the present invention utilizes ketone
and etherketone compounds as opposed to polymers or
oligomers, which have molecular weights in a specific
range between about 300 and under 1,000. Compounds are
substantially monodisperse moietles, while polymers or
ollgomers have typically a large polydispersity, unless
speciflc procedures have been used ln their preparation.
Even then, only in limited sltuations lt ls possible to
reach a polydisperslty lower than 2. In addition, the
compatlbility of lower molecular welght species,
especlally ln the case of some polyesters, particularly
ls better with lower molecular welght moletles. These
differences are very lmportant to the present invention,
as lt will be seen herelnunder.
None of the above references descrlbes, suggests,
or implies compositions, where the modlfler is a ketonic
compound, preferably contalnlng ether groups ln the
backbone, and havlng a molecular welght in the region of
300 to under 1,000. In addltion, none of the references
recognizss the lmportance of utllizlng ln the
composltlon substantlall~ monodisperse modifiers.
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summary of the Tnvention
~ he instant invention is dlrected to polymers
comprising carbonyl groups in their backbone, such as
polyesters and polyimides, which have been modified by
S compounds havinq ketonlc groups in their backbone, and
molecular weights ln the region of 300 to under 1,000.
Preferably, these compounds have also ether groups in
their backbone. More particularly, this inventlon
pertains to a composit$on of matter comprising:
(a) a condensation polymer selected from the
group consisting of polyester and polyimide, and
~ b) a modifier consisting essentially of a
compound having a formula
R2-Rl-RO_Rl_R2
wherein
R0 is
O O
--C-- or --C~ c_
o
Rl is
~ O -
R2 iS
o
--H or --C~
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This invention also pertains to a compositlon of
matter comprising:
(a) a condensation polymer selected from the
~roup consisting of polyester and polyimide, and
~b) a modlfier consisting essentially of a
compound having a formula
O O
~C~O~C~
or
~C~C~
Preferably, the modifier in both cases has a
polydispersity of substantially 1.
~etailed ne~cript~On of the Tnvention
The instant lnvention ls directed to polymers
comprisin~ carbonyl groups ln their backbone, such as
polyesters and polyimldes, which have been modified by
compounds, as opposed to polymers, havlng ketonic groups
in their backbone, and molecular weights in the region
of 300 to under 1,000. Preferably, these compounds have
also ether groups in their backbone.
~he polyesters and polyimides utillzed ln the
practice of tbe present invention, preferably aromatic
for better thermal stabillty, may be prepared in any
number of conventlonal ways well known to the art.
Depending on their structure and on the functlon that
they have to fulfill, however, they may be too hard, or
too ~tiff, or too difflcult to process thermally, and
the like. Nevertheless, many times they are valuable
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because of other des$rable properties, which vary,
depending on the final application.
In the past, as aforementioned, in order to
overcome this diff$culty, polyethers and
polyetherketones of at least moderate weight average
molecular weight in the form of oligomers or polymers
have been utilized, admixed with the polyesters and the
polylmides under consideration for lowering the T~.
Some of the advantages of using compounds instead
of polymers as modifiers in the compositions of the
present invention are:
since compounds have a narrow distribution
of molecular weights when compared to
polymers, the reproduclbility achieved ln
their use is very high; and
their efficiency is high, and thus they
are needed ln relatlvely small amounts ln
order to exhibit an appreciable effect;
Slnce the compounds of the present lnvention have
molecular welghts in the range of 300-1000, they are
adequately non-volatlle to substantially avold
evaporatlon durlng curing or processing of the polymer
whlch they modlfy, and at the same time thelr effect,
especially regardlng Tg and melt vlscosity, ls
maxlmized.
The level of modlfler that can be lncorporated into
a polylmlde or polyester may be determlned partially by
the mlsclblllty characterlstlcs of the compound wlth the
structure of the polymer. For polyester materlals, lt
ls expected that many structures are mlsclble with the
modlflers, whlle others, especlally those of the llquld
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crystal polymer (LCP~ variety, may be immiscible or
display a miscibility limit based on structure. In that
case, a point is reached where the compound no longer
forms a homogeneous blend and phase-separates from the
S polymer. Such a situation is normally undeslrable from
a property standpoint, so that exceedlng this llmit
should typically be avoided. Llkewise, many dlfferent
polyimide and polyetherimide structures are also
expected to be miscible with the modifying compounds;
~0 however, some structures, especially those of very rigid
nature, e.g., BPDA/PPD or PMDA/PPD) may be expected to
have a lower miscibility limit or be immiscible. The
level at which a miscibility llmlt occurs is governed to
some extent by the molecular weight of the modifier.
Generally, the hlgher the molecular weight, the lower
the miscibility limit in the polymer. On the other
hand, whlle a lower molecular weight additive tends to
have a larger impact on properties and better
misclbility, a lower limit of molecular weight is
reached, beyond which the volatillty of the modlfler ls
undeslrably high at polymer processlng temperatures.
The level of modifier that can be lncorporated may
also be llmited by the amount that can be used while
malntalning desired mechanical property levels, since
low molecular weight compounds would be typlcally be
expected to deterlorate the mechanlcal propertles of
polymers when used ln excesslve amounts.
Often, polyimides may be prepared which exhibit
crystalllne transitlon~s) as-prepared, but lose this
crystalllnity once heated or processed about the
transltlon temperature. Normally, thls crystalllnlty ls
not recoverable. Slnce lt ls known that crystalllnlty
ln polymer often leads to useful property lmprovements,
e.g.,. strength, modulus, solvent reslstance, lt ls
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desirable to develop methods whereby crystallinity in
polyimides may be achieved or enhanced. Such methods in
which the solvent N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is used to
treat amorphous samples of a poly~mide known commonly as
S LARC-TPI are known to the artisans. Although this
method has been shown to lnduce crystallinity in LARC-
TPI, generally ~olvent treatment after processing to
lnduce crystallinity ln prepared parts ls undesirable
from a commercial standpolnt. It would be preferred to
have a crystallinlty promoter or enhancer as part of the
polymer mixture that could function during polymer
processing. The compounds of the present lnventlon
fulfill such a need ln that lt has been demonstrated
that crystallinity may be achieved during melt
processing of a polyimide such that a semicrystalline
polyimide may be achieved directly from extrusion or
in~ection molding. The compounds of the present
inventlon have the advantage over solvents ln that their
hlgher molecular welght and low volatlllty minlmizes
their 1085 vla outgassing during high temperature
processing and the shrinkage and volding that might
accompany such 10s8.
Table 1 summarizes the performance of modifier in
polylmides. It 18 very important to note that even
small amounts, ln the reglon of 5-10% by weight,
decrease tne water absorptlon conslderably. Also in the
Examples, lt 18 shown that the melt viscoslty and Tg
decrease appreclably with relatively small amounts of
modlfler. The crystalllzatlon of polyimides may also be
enabled or enhanced by the presence of the modifying
compound5 of the present lnventlon. Often, the more
crystalllne a polymer the better its functional
properties, such a8 for example solvent resistance, heat
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resistance, and the like. This ls a very high attribute
that the modifiers of the present invention offer.
It is worth noting, that depending on the
appllcatlon, a soluble modifler may be required, such as
in the case where, the polyimide for example is to be
applled on a substrate as a coatlng from solvent at room
temperature. Indeed, one may use ln such an occasion
1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene ~DID), whlch is soluble
ln N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at room temperature. On the
other hand, 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD) is
largely insoluble ln N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at room
temperature (it is only soluble at elevated
temperatures) and lt may be used in other applications,
such as for example for lowerlng the melt viscosity of
otherwlse intractable polymers according to the present
invention. However, polymers of the polyether ketone
type are typically either lnsoluble, or have reduced
solubility, or may increase solution viscosity in
solution coatings, such that they are typically
unsultable for additlon to poly~amic acid) solutions.
This is one of the reasons why polyether ketones or
ollgomeric ether ketones are not as good as compounds of
this lnventlon.
The composltions of the present lnvention comprise
a condensation polymer selected from the group
consistlng of polyesters and polylmides, having a weight
average molecular welght higher than 10,000. It ls
lmportant that the welght average molecular welght ls
preferably hlgher than 15,000, more preferably higher
than 20,000, and even more preferably ln the range of
30,000 to 300,000, 80 that lt provldes the polymer wlth
generally good functional propertles.
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It is lmportant that a modifier is lncorporated in
the polyimide or polyester by addition of a compound
having a formula
R2-Rl-RO_Rl_R2
where,
RO is
O O
--C-- or --C~ c _
o
Rl is
~ ~ ~ or ~
R2 is
o
--H or --C~
The modifier compounds utilized according to the
present invention may be made 50 that they have a
polydispersity of substantlally 1, ln contrast to
polymexic species containlng a larger number of the same
25 or similar units, which develop polydispersities
differing considerably from 1.
In order.to obtain a substantlally monodisperse
compound, lt may be necessary to use an excess of one of
the reactants as for example in Examples 23 and 24. In
these cases, for the synthesi~ of 1,3-bis ~4-
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phenoxybenzoyl)benzene or 1,4-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene, an excess of diphenyl ether
versus isophthaloyl chlorlde or terephthaloyl chlor~de
o~ at least 3 to 1 or higher is preferable in order to
prevent substantial amounts of ollgomeric poly ether
ketones from forming which would detract from the
utllity of thls invention. The amount of excess used is
preferably the mlnlmum amount which under the chosen
reaction conditions gives essentially monodisperse
products. Levels higher than this further assure the
monodispersity of the compound ~ut are less desirable
because they increase the level of unreacted starting
material whlch must be removed from the final product.
It has been found that excesses of at least 3 to 1 up to
about 5 to 1 are most preferable in the synthesis of
compounds of this type.
Composit~ons made by adding modifiers similar to
those of the present lnventlon ln the form of low
molecular weight tall of a polymeric species havlng high
polydlsperslty are certalnly lnferlor when compared to
composltlons made by addlng the modlfier of thls
invention ln lts substantlally monodlsperse form. This
ls because ln the former case the ma~or actlve
ingredlent constltutes only a small amount of the total
addltive, while ln the latter case lt constitutes
substantlally 100% of the ma~or actlve ingredient. In
the former case, it 18 not only that the active
ingredlent 1~ added ln a grossly dlluted form, but also
ln most instances, the lnactlve lngredlent ls
undeslrable a8 an lngredlent of the polylmlde or
polye~ter a8 lt may deterlorate thelr propextles,
lncludlng reproduclblllty and solublllty.
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It ls preferable that
Rl is
~
and R2 i9
whlle R0 i~ preferably
O O
--C or --C~C--
O
In another preferable embodiment,
Rl i8
~~
and R2 i9
101 ~
whlle R0 i8 preferably
o
--C~~!`C
O
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In still another preferred embodiment of this
invention, the modifier is
~C~O~C~
or
~C~C~
Examples demonstrating the instant invention are given
below for illustration purposes only, and should not be
construed as restrictlng the scope or limits of this
lnvention in any way. All parts and percents are by
weight and degrees are in centigrade unless otherwise
indicated.
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1/s: Reciprocal seconds
Avlmid K: Polyimide based on pyromellltic dianhydride
from Du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware
BDTDB: 1,4-bis{4-([4-benzoyllphenoxy)benzoyl~benzene
BPDA: 3,3',4,4'-blphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride
CTE: Coefflcient of Thermal Expansion
dHm: Heat of melting
DID: 1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene
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DSC: Dlfferentlal Scanning Calorimetry
DTD: 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene
GPC: Gel Permeation Chromatography
J/g: Joules per gram
LCP: Liquid Crystal Polymer
L/d: Length to diameter ratio
ODBP: Oxydibenzophenone
ODA: 4,4'-oxydianiline
Pa.s: Pascal.seconds
PMDA: Pyromellitic dlanhydride
PPD: p-phenylenedlamine
Pyralin~ PI-2540: PMDA/ODA poly~amic acid) solution
from Du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware
Pyralin~ PI-2611: BPDA/PPD poly~amic acid) solution
from Du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware
~g: Glass transition temperature
Tm: Melting temperature
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In a glass container, 66.5 g of Avlmid K polyimide
powder was dry blended with 3.5 g of 1,4-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD) (9596 Avimid K, 5% DTD).
5 After drying overnight at approximately 125C to remove
any moisture present, the mlxture was charged to a Haake
torque rheometer (small bowl mixer, h$gh shear cam
mlxing blades) at 360C, and mixed for 10 min at 64 rpm.
Afterwards, the polymer melt was removed from the mixer
10 vla a brass spatula, allowed to cool to room temperature
and then ground to a coarse powder in a Thomas cutter.
DSC measurements (Du Pont 1090, 20C/min, 2nd heating
scan) revealed a Tg of 236C and capillary melt rheology
~370C, L-.993, d - 0.029, L/d - 34.241) gave a melt
viscosity of 1299 Pa.s at 385 l/s.
Comparative ExatVle 1
A slmilar procedure as that given in Example 1 was
followed for Avimid K polylmide containing no l,4-bis(4-
20 phenoxybenzoyl)benzene ~DTD). A very viscous meltresulted whlch caused a very high torque on the Haake
lnstrument. DSC measurements showed a Tg of 260C for
thls materlal and melt rheology yielded a melt viscosity
of 2670 Pa.s at 385 l/s. The as-recelved Avimid K ~no
25 melt processing) exhlbited no readily discernable Tg and
had a Tm of 351C, dHm - 26.9 J/g.
E~le 2
A simllar procedure as that given in Example 1 was
30 followed except that 63 g of Avimld X polyimide powder
was blended wlth 7 g of 1,4-bis~4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene
(DTD) ~90~ Avlmid K, lO9~i DTD). The blend exhibited a Tg
of 216C and a melt vlscoslty of 670 Pa.s at 385 l/s.
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~x~ple 3
A similar procedure as that qiven ln Example 1 was
followed except that 48 g of Avimid K polyimide powder
was blended wlth B.S g of 1,4-bis(4-
p~enoxybenzoyl)benzene ~DTD) ~85% Avimid K, 15 % DTD).The blend exh~bited a Tg of 194C. This blend als~
exhibited a bimodal Tm with endothermic maxima at 288
and 332~C, total dHm e 10 .9 J/g, indicating the ability
of the polymer to crystallize from the melt at this
level of modifier.
Example 4
A similar procedure as that given in Example 1 was
followed except that 56 g of Avimid K polyimide powder
was blended with 14 g of 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)-
benzene lDTD) (80% Avimid K, 20 % DTD). The blend
exhibited a Tg of 174C and a melt viscosity of 205 Pa.s
at 385 1/g. This blend also exhiblted a bimodal Tm with
endothermic maxima at 275 and 334C, dHm - 2.4, and 10.3
J/g, respectlvely. Thls result lndicates the ablllty of
the polymer to crystalllze from the melt at thls
modlfler level.
~xample S
A procedure slmilar to that given in Example 4 was
used to prepare another 80/20 {Avimid K) / ~1,4-bis(9-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene) blend. This blend was melted
and ram press spun through a spinneret (3380 micron
dlameter holes, 1.14 l/d ratio, stalnless steel mesh
screens ln order of distance from spinneret of 50-325-
50-200-50-100-50 mesh), at 352C splnneret temperature
and 1570 p9i ram pressure, and wound up at 386 to 950
meters/mln to produce tough, lustrous monofllament
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flbers which at a windup speed of 650 meters/min had the
following tensile properties:
Denier c 25
- Tenacity ~g/den.) z 2.1
Elongation e 27%
Modulus (g/den.) ~ 47
Work to Break (g/den.) - 0.46
FxamDle 6
A dried blend of 80/20 (Avimid K~ / {1,4-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene~ (DTD) was melt compounded (360C
melt temp) in a 2B mm W & P twin screw extruder to
produce a uniform cylindrical strand of material which
was subsequently chopped into small pellets. Melt
viscosity of these pellets was found to be 280 Pa.s at
385 1/s. After drying, the pellets were fed into a
Arburg 1.5 oz. injection molding machine to produce
in~ection molded 1/8 in. tensile and flex bars.
Conditlons: 365C nozzle temperature, 1300 psi boost
ln~ection pressure, ram speed - 5, screw speed ~ 200
rpm, mold temperature - 90C. Mechanical properties of
these bars were measured and the following results were
obtalned:
Tenslle modulus - 639 KPSI
Tenslle strength - 13.5 KPSI
Tenslle elongation at break - 2.7%
Flexural modulus - 636 KPSI
Flexur~l strength - 27.6 KPSI
Izod Impact - 0.~ ftlb/ln
Exa~
A slmllar procedure as that glven ln Example 1 was
followed except ~hat 56 g of Avlmld K polylmlde powder
was blended wlth 14 g of BDTDB (~ Avlmld K, 20 %
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BDTD~). The blend exhibited a Tg of 183C and a melt
viscosity of 260 Pa.s at 385 1/s. This blend also
exhibited a bimodal Tm with endothermlc maxima at 272
and 329~C, total dHm ~ 9.5 J/g, indicating
crystallization of the polymer from the melt at this
modifier level.
~x~m~le 8
The blends prepared in Examples 1 and 2 and
Comparative Example 1 were allowed to stand at room
temperature for 7 days in a saturated moisture
atmosphere. After blotting to remove extraneous surface
moisture, each sample was immediately loaded into a TgA
cell and heated to 150C at 25~C/min and held at 150C
for 30 min. The weight loss was taken as the amount of
moisture absorbed by each sample because of exposure to
the humid atmosphere. The following results were
obtained:
Avlmld K from Comparative Example 1:
2.0% moisture absorbed
Avimid K 95% + 1,4-bis~4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD) 5%
from Example 1:
1.6% moisture absorbed
Avimid K 90% + 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD)
10% from Example 2:
1.2% molsture absorbed
~m~2
Into a glass ~ar contalning 40 g of a commerclal
poly(amlc acld) solutlon ~Du Pont Pyralln~ PI-2540),
0.295 g of 1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) were
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- added and the ~ar was placed on a roller to dissolve the1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl~benzene (DI~) into the solution
(DID ~ 5 wt % based sn total sol~ds). After
dissolution, the solution was spin coated onto silicon
wafers, heated to 135C for 30 minutes and then to 250C
for 1 hour to produce ~ 10 micrometer thick polyimide
films. Property data for this film compared to a
similarly prepared PI-2540 film containing no 1,3-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) is included in Table 1.
Exam~le 10
A similar procedure to that given in Example 9 was
followed except that the spin coated poly~amic acid)
films were heated at 135C for 30 minutes and then at
300C for 1 hour to obtain the polyimide ~ilm. Property
data are included in Table 1.
Exa~pl~ .ll
Into a glass ~ar containing 40 g of a commercial
poly(amic acid) solution (Du Pont Pyralin~ PI-2590),
0O622 g of 1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) were
added and the ~ar was placed on a roller to dissol~e the
1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) into the solution
~DID - 10 wt % based on total sollds). After
dissolutlon, the solution was spin coated onto silicon
wafers, heated to 135C for 30 minutes and then to 250C
for 1 hour to produce - 10 micrometer thick polyimide
films.
Property data for thls film compared to a similarly
prepared PI-2540 film contalnlng no 1,3-bls(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) i5 lncluded in Table 1.
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~ E~am~le 12
A similar procedure to that glven in Example 11 was
followed except that the spin coated poly~amic acl~)
films were heated at 135C for 30 minutes and then at
300C for 1 hour to obtain the polyimide film. Property
data are included ~n Table 1.
Examnl~ 13
Into a glass ~ar containlng 40 g of a commercial
poly(amic acid) solution ~Du Pont Pyralyn~ PI-2611),
0.284 g of 1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) were
added and the ~ar was placed on a roller to dissolve the
1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) into the solution
(DID = 5 wt % based on total solids). After
dissolution, the solution was spin coated onto silicon
wafers, heated to 135C for 30 minutes and then to 250C
for 1 hour to produce ~ 10 micrometer thick polyimide
films.
Property data for this film compared to a similarly
prepared PI-2611 film containing no 1,3-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) is lncluded ln Table 1.
~x~le 14
A slmilar procedure to that gi~en in Example 13 was
followed except that the spin coated poly(amic acid)
films were heated at 135C for 30 minutes and then at
300C for 1 hour to obtain the polyimide film. Property
data ar lncluded in Table 1.
E~m~
Into a glass ~ar containing 40 g of a commerclal
poly(amic acld) solutlon (Du Pont Pyralln~ PI-2611),
0.60 g of 1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) were
added and the ~ar was placed on a roller to dissolve the
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1,3-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene ~DID) into the solution
(DID ~ 10 wt % based on total solids). After
dissolution, the solution was spin coated onto silioon
wafers, heated to 135C for 30 minutes and then to 250C
for 1 hour to produce approxlmately 10 mlcrometer thick
polyimide films.
Property data for this fllm compared to a similarly
prepared PI-2611 film contalning no 1,3-bis~4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DID) is included in Table 1.
Exam~le 16
A similar procedure to that given in Example 15 was
followed except that the spin coated poly(amic acid)
films were heated at 135C for 30 minutes and then at
300C for 1 hour to obtain the polyimide film. Property
data are i~cluded in Table 1.
~xample 17
In a glass contalner, 95 g of an amorphous Du Pont
Liquid Crystal Polymer ~LCP) of the same type as Du Pont
LCP grade HX-2000 (aromatlc llquld crystalllne
polyester) with an inherent viscosity of 2.0 dl/g (5
mg/ml ln 1/1 V/V 1,2-dichloroethane/p-chlorophenol) were
dry blended with 5 g of oxydibenzophenone (ODBP). After
drying overnight at 125C to remove any moisture
present, the mixture was charged to a Haake torque
rheometer (small bowl mlxer, rotor blades) at 330~C, and
mlxed for 10 min at 64 rpm. Afterwards, the polymer
melt was removed from the mixer via a brasQ spatula,
allowed to cool to room temperature and then ground to a
coarse powder in a Thomas cutter. The same procedure
was followed to prepare a control sample contalning no
modifler. DSC measurements ~Du Pont 1090, 20C /min,
2nd heating scan) revealed a Tg of 161C for the
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- oxydibenzophenone ~ODBP) contalning compound vs. 182C
for the control indicating a plastlcization of the
Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) by the modifier. Gel
permeation chromatography of the Liquid Crystal Polymer
(LCP) samples containing the modifiers revealed
essentially no degradation of the polymer molecular
weight by these modifiers.
~am~le 18
In a glass container, 43.2 g of Du Pont Liquid
Crystal Polymer (LCP) type HX-3000 (aromatic liquid
crystalline polyester) with an inherent viscosity of
0.97 dl/g (5 mg/ml in 1/1 V/V 1,2-dichloroethane/p-
chlorophenol) were dry blended with 4.8 g of 1,4-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD) and 72 g of Harbison Walker
GP7I fused silica. After drying overnight at 125C to
remove any moisture present, the mixture was charged to
a Haake torque rheometer (small bowl mixer, rotor
blades) at 340C, and mixed for 5 mln at 64 rpm.
Afterwards, the polymer melt was removed from the mixer
via a brass spatula, allowed to cool to room temperature
and then ground to a coarse powder ln a Thomas cutter.
The same procedure was followed to prepare a similar
compound containing only Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)
and sllica but no 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD)
~48 g LCP, 72 g slllca, control sample). DSC
measurements (Du Pont 1090, 20C /mln, 2nd heatlng scan)
revealed a Tm of 308C for the 1,4-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD) contalnlng compound V9.
316C for the control lndlcatlng an lnteractlon between
the Llquld Crystal Polymer (LCP) and 1,4-bls(4-
phenoxybenzoyl) benzene ~DTD). Slmilarly, upon cooling
from the melt ln the DSC, the 1,4-bls(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD) contalnlng sample exhibited
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a crystallization exotherm at 232C vs. 243C for the
control sample. Caplllary melt rheology (340C, L-3.1,
~ d ~ 0.029, L/d - 106.897) gave a melt viscosity of 116
- Pa.s at 100 l~s ~or the 1,4-b~s(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene
~DTD) containing sample vs. 130 Pa.s for the control
(114 reductlon). Gel permeatlon chromatography of the
L~quld Crystal Polymer (LCP) samples contain~ng the
modlfiers revealed essentially no degradation of the
polymer molecular welght.
Ex~ e ' 9
In a glass container 63 g of the aromatlc polyester
of Bisphenol A and lsophthalic acid ~Du Pont trade name
Arylon 101) was dry blended wlth 7 g of
Oxydibenzophenone ~ODBP). After drying overnight at
125C to remove any molsture present, the mixture (90%
Arylon 101/10~ ODBP) was charged to a Haake torque
rheometer (small bowl mlxer, high ~hear cam mixing
blades) at 330C, and mlxed for 10 mln at 64 rpm.
Aftorwards, the polymer melt was removed from the mixer
via a brass spatula, allowed to cool to room temperature
and then ground to a coarse powder ln a Thomas cutter.
DSC measurements ~Du Pont 1090, 20C /mln, 2nd heating
scan) revealed a Tg of 138C. Arylon 101 contalning no
oxydibenzophenone (ODBP) but prepared under the same
procesQlng condition~ was found to have a Tg of 185C
lndicating the plasticizing effect of the modifier.
A slmllar polyester (56 g) to that descrlbed in
Example 13 was dry blended wlth 14 g of
oxydibenzophenone (ODBP) (20 wt% ODBP). By the same
procedure a8 that descrlbed ln Example 13, this blend
exhlblted a Tg of 10~C vs. that of the same material
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without oxydibenzophenone ~ODBP) which gave a Tg of
181C again indicating the plastlcizlng abllity of the
modifier.
E~am~1~ 21
p~eparat~on of 1.4-bis~4-~ r 4-
~en~yllphenoxy)henzoyl~benzene ~BDTDB~
In a 2 liter flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet,
mechanical stirrer and condenser (with nitrogen outlet)
were charged 100 g (0.2125 moles) of 1,4-bis(4-
phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD), 179 g (1.34 moles) of
aluminum chloride and 800 ml of o-dichlorobenzene. To
this stirring solution, 49.34 ml of benzoyl chloride
(59.77 g, 0.4251 moles) in 200 ml o-dichlorobenzene were
added dropwise at room temperature over 0.5 hr. The
temperature rose somewhat during benzoyl chloride
addition and after the addition was complete, the
reaction temperature was raised to 95-100C and held for
about 2.5 hrs. Hydrochloric acid generated during the
reaction was swept out with nitrogen and neutralized
with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Afterwards, the
reaction solution was cooled to room temperature and
precipitated into methanol. The solid product was
filtered off and allowed to air dry. It was then
dissolved ln hot o-dichlorobenzene, flltered through a
heated coarse fritted filter, and allowed to cool and
crystallize. After filtration, the white crystalline
product was slurried twlce in methanol to remove
residual o-dichlorobenzene and then drled under vacuum
with an nltrogen bleed at 150C. A single, sharp
meltlng polnt ~by DSC, 20C/min) was found for thls
materlal at 287.5C ~peak maxlmum).
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~2
~Q~aration of oxydibenzophenone (ODBP)
In a similar manner to that described in the
previous example, 89.96 g (0.5285 moles) of diphenyl
ether and 122.7 ml (148.58 g, 1.057 moles) benzoyl
chloride were dissolved in 1000 ml of o-dichlorobenzene.
In 10 - 20 gram portions, 222 g (1.665 moles) of
aluminum chloride were added under stirring.
Hydrochloric acid generated during the reaction was
swept out with nltrogen and neutral~zed with aqueous
sodium hydroxide solution. After the complete addition
of aluminum chloride, the temperature was slowly raised
to 95 - 100C and the reaction was allowed to proceed at
this temperature for two hours. The reaction was
subsequently cooled and allowed to continue overnight at
room temperature. Afterwards, the reaction was
precipltated into methanol, the product was isolated by
flltratlon, and then the product was recrystallized with
flltering from toluene ~Melting polnt - 169 - 165C by
standard melting point apparatus).
Example 23
Prep~ on of 1.3-bis(4-~he~Q~ybenzoyl)benzene ~DID)
Into a 2 liter flask equipped with a mechanical
stirrer, thermometer, and nitrogen inlet and outlet,
were charged 210 g (1.2338 moles) of diphenyl ether,
83.9 g ~0.4132 moles) of lsophthaloyl chlorlde, and 970
ml of methylene chloride. The solution was cooled to
-5C by means of and acetone ice bath and then alumlnum
chloride (240 g, 1.8005 mole) was added ln six 40 g
portlons. The temperature rose slightly durlng the
addition of aluminum chloride and after the final
addition the temperature was stabilized and held at 0C
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for th~rty mlnutes. The solutlon was subsequently
warmed to room temperature and held there for 1 hour.
Afterwards, the solution was very slowly poured into
agitated chilled demineralized water to deactivate the
aluminum chloride ~maximum water temperature reached was
28C). After stirring for 10 minutes, stirr~ng was
stopped and the very acidic upper layer was decanted
off. The organic layer was subsequently washed several
t~mes with fresh diminerallzed water to remove the acid
and filtered to remove solld impurities, e.g., elemental
aluminum). Afterwards, methanol was slowly added to the
organic layer (about l/l on a volume basis) with
stirring and the product precipitated as short, white
needles. Further purification was undertaken by
slurrying 3X in isopropanol followed by filtration and
drying. The short needles gave a DSC melting point
(20C/min) of 124C.
Example 24
preparatlon of 1.4-bi~l4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene (DTD)
A slmilar procedure to Example 23 i9 followed,
except o-dlchlorobenzone i9 used as reaction solvent.
The product 19 isolated by deactivating the alumlnum
chlorlde with water. The solid product is separated
from o-dlchlorobenzene by filtratlon and is then washed
with water and/or methanol. After drying, the product
is dissolved ln hot o-dichlorobenzene, hot filtered, and
allowed to recrystallize. After filtration, the product
19 washed with methanol to remove o-dichlorobenzene and
then dried. Nelting point (standard meltlng point
apparatùs) - 214 - 215C.
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Char,aGterization o~ Polyimide Thin Films
H2O Di-
ab- elec.
sorp- ~en- Const.
% Cure Ap- at slle Modu-
Sam- Modl- ~emp. pear- 85% Str. % lu-~- C~E MHz,
ple Polymer fler C ance RH MPa Elong. GPa ppm dry
Con- P1-2611 0 250 claar 381 37 6.2
trol
Ex.13 Pl-2611 5 250~lightly 341 28 6.4
cloudy
Ex.15 Pl-2611 10 250cloudy 281 10 6.5
Con- P1-2611 0 300 clear 1.7 382 42 5.5
trol
Ex.14 P1-2611 5 300 ~lightly 1.2 358 31 6.0
Ex.16 Pl-2611 10 300cloudy 1.0 299 13 6.5
Con- Pl-2540 0 250 clear 3.5 164 86 1.6 30
trol
Ex.9 Pl-2540 5 250clear 2.8 162 72 1.9
Ex.11 Pl-2540 10 250clear 2.0 167 77 2.1 3B
Con- Pl-2540 0 300 clear 201 96 1.4 26 3.2
trol
Ex.10 Pl-2540 5 300clear 2.8 158 64 1.6
Ex.12 Pl-2540 10 300clear 1.8 160 73 1.9 35 2.9
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